Bed-brace.



. v w a know! PATENTED OUT. 3, 1905.

H. L. BOOTH.

BED BRAGE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.20,1905.

HENRY LAFAYETTE BOOTH, OF FLORENCE, ALABAMA.

BED-BRACE- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed February 20, 1905. Serial No. 246,562.

To all whmn it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY LAFAYETTE BOOTH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Florence, in the county of Lauderdale and State ofAlabama, have invented a new and useful Bed-Brace, of which thefollowing is a full and exact specification.

My invention is an improved bed-brace adapted to be easily set up andadjusted or disconnected without tools; and it consists in theconstruction and combination of devices hereinafter described andclaimed, my object being to provide a cheap, simple, and efficient braceto hold beds in square, protect the locks, and keep the slats andsprings from falling.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of the brace beforetightening. Fig. 2 is a top view of the brace after tightening. Fig. 3is a view of the brace-lever made of wood. Fig. 4 is a view of thebrace-lever made of iron.

In the embodiment of the invention I provide a lever 1, with a staple oreye 2 and a notch 33, (two inches apart near its larger end.) Brace-wire(4 passes under the lever through the staple or eye and has its endssecured to SC16\ -eyes a at the corners of the bed at the foot thereof.Brace-wire 1) passes through the notch and has its ends secured toscreweyes f at the corners of the bed at the head thereof. Brace-wire 0also passes through the notch and has its ends secured to screw hooks oreyes r in the railings SIX lnches from their center toward the head ofthe bed. Brace-wire d is placed above brace-wire a and secured by screwhooks or eyes it in the railings six inches from their center toward thefoot of the bed. The lever is then lifted upright while wires 6 and care slipped up to the staple or eye. downward toward the head of thebed, turned under wire 7), and secured by means of bracewire (Z beingpulled over and engaging notch 3.

From the foregoing description and drawings the construction andoperation of my brace can be readily understood.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A bed-brace comprising the wires (1, Z) and c which have their endssecured by screw eyes or books to the head, foot and sides of the bedrespectively, and connected at the center of the bed by lever 1,provided near larger end with a staple or eye and a notch; bracewire apasses through the staple or eye and wires Z) and 0 through the notch;when by vertical adjustment the lever is reversed, turned under wire I)and secured by a bracewire (Z by a notch 3 substantially as described.In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY LAFAYETTE BOOTH. Witnesses:

JOHN L. MGOLURE,

MITCHELL MALONE.

The lever is then pushed-

